HAMILTON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Silverdale Cemetery (OLD) ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Tim Stowell ==================================================================== Silverdale Cemetery (OLD) The old Silverdale cemetery is twelve miles northeast of Chattanooga. Follow the Cleveland Pike north to Silverdale, taking road for one half mile west, then follow the Tyner road right for one fourth mile. The land for the cemetery was given by Mr George House. THe grave of Roger W Thomas Poe is the oldest on with a marker, 1810. The oldest person was Rev George Julian who was 94 at his death. There are one hundred unmarked graves. The first persons buried there were two negro slaves with no markers. Page 1 of 8 POE Poe, Roger W Thomas - Mar 24, 1810 Poe, Thomas Roger - Died May 5, 1851 In memory of Poe, Josephine - Dec 15, 1865 - Feb 10, 1866 Poe, Margaret - Mar 8, 1849 - July 15, 1874 Poe, F M - Mar 3, 1834 - May 11, 1901 Poe, Nancy - Sept 8, 1834 - Feb 15, 1907 Richey, Kattie - Feb 11, 1828 - Feb 18, 1907 Richie, Dialatha - 1850 - 1873 Rawlings, J H - Feb 18, 1853 - Jan 7, 1915 Rawlings, Harriet S - Oct 26, 1848 - May 11, 1878 - 'Her end was peace.' Rawlings, Nathan L - Husband of L Rawlings -Juen 28, 1827 - July 12, 1894 Our mother - Rawlings, Lucinda Baber - Wife of N L Rawlings - July 25, 1824 - Nov 21, 1903 - Erected by her son, J H Rawlings Father - Rawlings, J T - Nov 7, 1846 - Feb 4, 1922 Raper, A C - Feb 4, 1841 - June 2, 1908 - age 68 yrs Raper, W M - Mar 11, 1875 - May 6, 1927 - 'A little time on earth spent, 'Till God for him His angel sent.' Smith, Cliford - Aug 31, 1873 - Apr 3, 1935 - 'At rest.' Mother - Smith, Malinda - July 15, 1817 - May 15, 1865 Page 2 of 8 Smith, William - Dec 5, 1813 - Feb 28, 1865 Smith, Mary - Daughter of James Smith - Dec 27, 1791 - Feb 17, 1863 SHELTON Shelton, Myra - Daughter of C E and N Shelton - Feb 16, 1858 - Apr 29, 1883 Shelton, Tennie - Daughter of C E and N Shelton - Sept 18, 1856 - Dec 29, 1883 Little, Jennie Shelton - Wife of N A Little - Apr 21, 1872 - Jan 7, 1922 Woods, Mary A - Daughter of G E and Nancy Shelton - July 25, 1869 - June 14, 1910 Shelton, Nancy - Wife of G E Shelton - July 18, 1829 - Sept 11, 1892 Shelton, C E - Husband of Nancy Shelton - Apr 8, 1822 - Aug 14, 1898 - 'Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.' Brother - Shelton, Infant son of K and M L Shelton - Dec 14, 1888 - Dec 17, 1889 Mother - Shelton, Maggie L - Oct 13, 1867 - Oct 28, 1919 Shelton, McKinley - Feb 13, 1864 - July 29, 1927 Shelton, Thomas F - Sept 16, 1887 - May 10, 1935 Shelton, Ollie - Daughter of W M and K A Shelton - Dec 15, 1882 - Oct 17, 1888 - 'Rest little one, thou art in thy Father's care.' Shelton, William - 1852 - 1915 Selcer, J M - Co. A - 9th Tenn Cav Selcer, Martha - Mother of W M Selcer - Wife of James Monroe Selcer - Apr 16, 1855 - June 6, 1891 Page 3 of 8 Woods, R L - Mar 13, 1879 - Apr 12, 1894 - 'Dearest brother thou hast left us here, thy loss we deeply feel, but 'tis God that hath bereft us, He can all our sorrow heal.' Meridith, Clarence - Son of C D and A B Meridith - Jan 7, 1895 - Feb 12, 1896 McKinley, Robert E - Son of T B and R E McKinley - Feb 25, 1883 - Mar 3, 1892 - Age 9 years. John Dillard McMillan - Apr 21, 1885 - Dec 3, 1967 Margie Ann Ham McMillan - Nov 18, 1888 - July 6, 1960, wife of John D. McMillan Their children: McMillan, Jonathan - May 9, 1912 - Aug 10, 1934 McMillan, David - May 9, 1912 - May 18, 1912 (9 days old) (Twin of Jonathon) McMillan, Clarence - Age 5 weeks - Jan 10, 1920 McMillan, Margaret - Age 4 mos. - June 27, 1924 Father - Nolen, William - July 8, 1851 - Aug 4, 1923 Mother - Nolen, M Ann - Feb 1, 1845 - Nov 19, 1913 Sister - Nolan, Lucindia - Nov 25, 1891 - Nov 5, 1908 Robinson, James - Apr 1, 1858 - Age 55 years. Robinson, M J - Apr 20, 1830 - Apr 7, 1896 - 'The Lord is my shephard, I shall not want.' Moore, Myrina J - Wife of R D Moore - Feb 16, 1847 - Nov 6, 1926 Nunn, Ethel Moore - Wife of R W Nunn - Sept 15, 1890 - Feb 28, 1915 - ''Tis hard to break the tender cord when love has bound the heart 'tis hard, so hard to speak the words, we must forever part.' Father - Moore, R D - Sept 15, 1845 - Nov 15, 1914 Moore, Amanda - 1847 -1897 Moore, Glenn - March 12, 1915 - March 23, 1933 Moore, James D - Aug 14, 1910 - Aug 24, 1910 Page 4 of 8 Mother - Morrison, Sarah L - May 25, 1860 - May 13, 1920 - 'How desolate our home bereft of thee.' Morrison, Carmilla - Daughter of A S and S L Morrison - Sept 19, 1885 - Oct 3, 1898 Nix, Laura - Daughter of A and S Nix - Dec 19, 1889 - July 3, 1891 In memory of Julian, Sarah - Wife of John Julian - Nov 29, 1810 - June 23, 1854 - Age 43 years. In memory of Julian, Rebecca - Wife of Isham Julian - June 3, 1836 - June 28, 1856 Julian, Matilda - Wife of S Julian and daughter of C E and N Shelton - Nov 10, 1847 - Apr 17, 1881 Mother - In loving memory of Julian, Mourning Smith - Wife of George Julian - Dec 11, 1820 - Aug 23, 1910 Julian, Rev George - July 10, 1812 - Mar 5, 1906 In memory of my husband - Johnson, Thomas R - Mar 21, 1844 - May 21, 1898 Jackson, A J - Husband of E Springer - May 26, 1816 - Feb 9, 1887 Moreland, L C, MD - Dec 2, 1834 - Oct 19, 1888 Lascaster, Hardy - Apr 4, 1801- Oct 22, 1858 - (In rock vault.) Murphy, John M - Born in Blount Co. Tenn. - Aug 3, 1822 - May 30, 1881 - 'Mark the perfect man and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace.' Moore, Arch H - Mar 3, 1869 - June 27, 1927 - 'Gone but not forgotten.' Moore, Virginia V - Aug 27, 1864 - Jan 8, 1928 Father - Moore, R J - Mar 25, 1918 - Feb 18, 1911 - 'At rest.' Mother - Moore, M J - Wife of R J Moore - Dec 24, 1824 - Aug 3, 1899 - 'At rest.' Page 5 of 8 Moore, Burnell Hooper - Son of Mr. and Mrs. I D Moore - Mar 14, 1910 - Apr 18, 1910 Father - Howard, Leroy - May 1, 1834 - June 21, 1914 Mother - Howard, Louis A - Sept 15, 1843 - Aug 17, 1911 Howard, Martha J - June 18, 1875 - Aug 15, 1875 Our baby - Howard, James Roy - Son of J T and R D Howard - Sept 14, 1905 - Jan 7, 1905 Howard, Fred Lee - Aug 3, 1887 - July 5, 1921 Howard, Myrtle - Daughter of S J Howard - Oct 20, 1892 - Jan 21, 1893 Houser, D A - Died Mar 20, 1892 - Age 75 years. Houser, Katy - Died Dec 17, 1899 - Age 75 years. Houser, A Dolphas - Apr 29, 1848 - Feb 1, 1927 - Age 78 years Houser, C - Aug 21, 1858 - Dec 27, 1930 - 'At rest.' Houser, Walter B - Nov 12, 1915 - July 16, 1917 Houser, Mrs N B - May 8, 1808 - May 2, 1891 Houser, Hannah H - Aug 10, 1810 - Apr 20, 1859 Houser, George W, Jr - Dec 30, 1904 - Oct 20, 1909 Hixon, Laura - 1862 - 1863 Hixon, Sarah Eleanor - 1860 -1861 Hixon, William McKinley - 1827 - 1922 Hixon, Rebecca M - 1853 - 1930 Hixon, Matilda Walker - Wife of William McKinley Hixon - 1834 - 1876 Hixon, Martha J Shahan - Wife of William McKinley Hixon - 1838 - 1888 Hixon, James - 1867 - 1920 Hix, Lula J - Daughter of J A and S Hix - Dec 20, 1878 - June 18, 1880 Page 6 of 8 Houser, Phillips C - Sept 13, 1927 - June 27, 1928 Fluker, E I - Feb 17, 1834 - Sept 14, 1911 Flinn, Hanah - Wife of L A Flinn - Aug 28, 1878 - Apr 10, 1910 - 'I know my Redeemer liveth.' Guthrie, William C - Mar 22, 1862 - Nov 18, 1881 Guthrie, Miss Lizzie - July 27, 1858 - Jan 29, 1879 Guthrie, Mary - Wife of A R Guthrie - Oct 28, 1835 - Mar 30, 1862 Guthrie, Elizabeth - Mother of T J and L Friar - Nov 25, 1815 - Jan 17, 1897 Guthrie, Thomas R - Nov 22, 1860 - Mar 19, 1892 Guthrie, A P - July 11, 1822 - Mar 29, 1896 Haralson, Nancy - Apr 28, 1859 - 'At rest.' House, G H - July 25, 1884 - July 26, 1884 House, H J - Apr 2, 1833 - July 13, 1833 House, J P - Dec 13, 1879 - Oct 5, 1884 Mother - Elliott, Mary G - Wife of T E Elliott - Dec 20, 1828 - Nov 12, 1915 Fahter - Elliott, T R - Dec 30, 1828 - Oct 9, 1908 - 'Asleep in Jesus.' Elliott, Margaret - Aug 11, 1865 - Feb 3, 1903 FRIAR Friar, Bascom Homer - Aug 28, 1897 - June 7, 1909 Friar, John M - Dec 11, 1869 - Jan 17, 1897 Friar, Thomas J - Dec 10, 1853 - May 3, 1921 Friar, Ellen V E - Wife of L Friar - May 5, 1881 - Jan 29, 1910 - 'Her spirit smiles from that bright shore, and softly whispers, weep no more.' Page 7 of 8 Friar, Oscar A - Son of L and E V E Friar - Aug 15, 1881 - Jan 12, 1892 - 'Our darling one hath gone before to greet us on the blissful shore.' Mother - In memory of Duncan, Mary A - Wife of J M Duncan - Dec 22, 1833 - Feb 14, 1898 - 'Can I forget the agonising hour when those loved eyes were closed to wake no more.' Evans, Bruce B - Son of W and J Evans - July 16, 1848 - June 15, 1851 Evans, Infant son of W and J Evans - July 16, 1848 - July 17, 1848 In memory of Evans, Washington - Died Apr 1, 1872 - Age 53 yrs. Selcer, Louis Evans - Wife of J M Selcer and daughter of W and J Evans - Sept 30, 1846 - Apr 15, 1872 Evans, John P - Son of W and J Evans - Mar 30, 1851 - Feb 17, 1871 Mother - Evans, Jennie H Benton - Jan 8, 1861 - Aug 13, 1925 Benton, W H H - Mar 21, 1841 - Oct 17, 1898 - 'A precious one from us is gone, a voice we loved is stilled, a place is vacant in our home that never can be filled.' Breedlove, Jessie I - Son of J H and H M Breedlove - June 19, 1891 - Feb 16, 1895 Bates, Mary Hawkins - Wife of W M Bates - Nov 5, 1868 - Married Sept 5, 1897 - Died June 10, 1904 Cosley, Osman J - Dec 28, 1889 - Nov 12, 1902 Cooley, Luther - Sept 22, 1880 - Dec 28, 1898 - 'Waiting his coming.' Cooper, Jeff - Born 1860 - Jan 10, 1882 Cooper, Anderson - Born 1829 - Mar 29, 1895 Cooper, Melissa - Born 1826 - July 18, 1883 Page 8 of 8 Cooper, Delia - 1865 - May 11, 1900 Brooks, Infant of R H and M J Brooks - Nov 16, 1890 Brooks, Walter R - Son of R H and M J Brooks - Apr 21, 1888 - June 21, 1888 Brooks, Mary D Howard - Wife of R H Brooks - Aug 3, 1866 - Apr 1, 1888 Brooks, R H - Apr 21, 1859 - Jan 20, 1925 Brooks, Infant of G A and Zella Brooks - Dec 31, 1915 - Jan 1, 1916 McCoy, Nancy Johnson Brooks - Wife of C McCoy - May 16, 1837 - Apr 2, 1897 Brooks, Frankie - Wife of E L Brooks - Oct 31, 1868 - Jan 13, 1918 Brooks, Infant son of R H and M D Brooks - Feb 20, 1886 Brown, L P - Husband of Zenia Brown - Jan 17, 1908 - Age 60 yrs. Alford, Zilpha - 1867 - June 22, 1899 Burns, W M D - Son of W M Burns - June 2, 1885 - March 13, 1899 Burns, Mary A - Wife of W M Burns - Sept 15, 1849 - May 19, 1898 Burns, William M - Aug 12, 1850 - Jan 3, 1926 Burns, Robert Edwards - Son of M O and Edna Burns - Dec 29, 1930 - Jan 9, 1931 Boyd, Frank - Son of James and Nannie Boyd - May, 1909 - July 29, 1910 Boyd, Nannie Hixon - 1870 - 1934 Brooks, Mary J Flynn - Mar 22, 1860 - Sept 21, 1906 Brooks, Infant son of R H and M J Brooks - Oct 6, 1897 Brooks, Infant of R H and M J Brooks - May 15, 1901